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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowkeale (kilvellane Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowkeale (Kilvellane parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowkeale (Kilvellane parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the north slope of a north-south ridge near the Small River and a mound barrow to the east. The circular area measures 31 metres north-south and 26 metres east-west, enclosed by an earth and stone bank with no visible entrance or ditch. Old field-fence footings cross the site from northwest to southeast.
Situated on the N slope of a N-S ridge in an upland area with a nearby mound barrow (TN037-012) to the E and the Small River to the N. A circular area (diam. 31m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1-2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5-1m) with no entrance feature or fosse visible. Wall-footings of an old field fence bisect the ringfort on a NW-SE axis. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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